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500-physician network opening Kentucky surgery office with robot
Mercy Health Physicians Partners has opened a satellite surgery office in Marshall County, Ky., The Lane Report reported Jan. 25.
New Jersey hospital wants to convert former Sears building to ASC
Cooper University Health Care is proposing to convert a former Sears building in Moorestown, N.J., to a medical facility and ASC, the Courier Post reported Jan. 25.
CMS moves boost value-based care in ASCs
Both payers and CMS have noticed opportunities in value-based care to lower costs and strengthen patient care.
White House launches free COVID-19 test kits & more supply chain updates
Seven supply chain updates from the last two weeks:
Top 15 medtech companies by revenue | 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic struck the medical device industry harder than most in fiscal year 2021.
Sanford Health adding $60M gastroenterology building to outpatient campus
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is adding a five-story gastroenterology building to the outpatient surgery-focused south side of its Sanford USD Medical Center campus, SiouxFalls.Business reported Jan. 24.
USPI, GI Alliance ink deal for 2 Texas endoscopy centers
GI Alliance and United Surgical Partners International formed a joint venture for two Texas endoscopy centers.
The end of ASC-blocking policies may be near
Last year, CMS began requiring hospitals to post prices negotiated with private insurers online and enforced compliance. The agency is also requiring insurers and health plans to disclose in-network provider rates by July 1. Both policy changes could b…
Physician pay cuts and a shrinking ASC-payable list: 12 key reimbursement updates
Here are the major reimbursement updates since July 1:
48% of gastroenterologists are burned out: Medscape
Forty-eight percent of gastroenterologists reported being burned out, according to Medscape’s 2021 “Physician Burnout & Depression Report” released Jan. 21.
